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Philippa Boyens

Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn January 1, 1962 (63 years)
Philippa Jane Boyens MNZM (born 1963) is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film series The Hobbit.

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Known For

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • King Kong
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • The Lovely Bones
  • Mortal Engines
  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended Edition Scenes
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Special Extended Edition Scenes
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended Edition Scenes
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Extended Edition Scenes
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition Scenes
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Extended Edition

Featured Videos

  • Philippa Boyens On The Appeal Of The Story
    Philippa Boyens On The Appeal Of The StoryMortal EnginesBehind the Scenes

Philippa Boyens Filmography

2027
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2018
Mortal Engines · as Screenplay
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Extended Edition Scenes · as Screenplay
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Screenplay
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition Scenes · as Screenplay
2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as Screenplay
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Extended Edition · as Screenplay
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Screenplay
2009
The Lovely Bones · as Screenplay
2005
King Kong
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Special Extended Edition Scenes · as Screenplay
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · as Screenplay
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended Edition Scenes · as Screenplay
2003
2003 MTV Movie Awards
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Screenplay
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended Edition Scenes · as Screenplay
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · as Screenplay

2027
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2018
Mortal Engines · as Executive Producer
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Co-Producer
2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as Co-Producer
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Co-Producer
2009
The Lovely Bones
2009
District 9 · as Co-Producer
2005
King Kong · as Co-Producer

2020
Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self
2019
Die Geschichte der Fantasy (TV Series) · as Self
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies - New Zealand: Home of Middle-Earth - Part 3 · as Self
2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' · as Self
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans · as Self
2004
The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
2003
National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King · as Self - Co-Screenwriter
2003
Cameras in Middle-Earth · as Self
2002
The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' · as Self
2001
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring · as Self
2001
A Passage to Middle-earth: The Making of 'Lord of the Rings' · as Self
1989
Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Self - Screenwriter
1985
Explorer (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Screenwriter Lotr

2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim · as Story

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